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Social scientists struggle to characterize new form of harassment The following is part one of a three part National Science Foundation series: Bullying in the Age of Social Media. "I was cyberbullied at age 40 by someone that tried to beat me up in high school," says a person posting on a website that chronicles stories of people intimidated through digital communications. But I ended up winning the fight, he says. "They held that grudge for 28 years before Googling me, figuring out...

A new study from the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen claims that there is no link between the long-term use of mobile phones and brain cancer, despite previous reports that have made such associations. With more than 5 billion mobile phone subscribers around the world, fear has grown in many people that the electromagnetic fields emitted by holding a handset to the ear may cause adverse health effects, such as cancerous brain tumors. But the results from the large Danish...

Offers pre-order price guarantee on all orders Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 10, 2011 Wirefly (http://www.wirefly.com), the Internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones, smartphones and cell phone plans, announced today that it has launched a pre-sale for T-Mobile’s latest 4G smartphones: the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze 4G. Beginning October 10, 2011, Wirefly customers can pre-order both devices on Wirefly.com before they officially hit retail store...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association® asked a federal court to block the enforcement of San Francisco's "Cell Phone Right-to-Know" ordinance. CTIA's challenge argues that the Ordinance is barred under the First Amendment and conflicts with federal law governing the safety of wireless devices. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110630/MM28614LOGO-b ) As CTIA explains in its motion, the Ordinance requires retailers to distribute...

Pledges $1 for Every New Facebook Fan in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 04, 2011 In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, Wirefly (http://www.wirefly.com), the Internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones, smartphones and cell phone plans, is pleased to announce the launch of its very first social media fundraising initiative benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer awareness...

WAUSAU, Wis., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the rollout of AT&T's mobile broadband network in Marathon and Lincoln Counties, AT&T* is inviting consumers in the Wausau area to honor past and present military members by recycling old cell phones through AT&T's support of the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. "When you donate your used cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers, your phones are either reconditioned and reused -- or they're disposed of in an...

New York personal injury attorney Scott C. Gottlieb of Syracuse’s Law Offices of Scott C. Gottlieb & Associates, LLP, says those using cell phones illegally behind the wheel must be held accountable for their act of negligence and recklessness. Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) September 26, 2011 Syracuse personal injury attorney Scott C. Gottlieb today congratulated local police on a sharp rise in citations issued for texting while driving, but he cautioned that no law enforcement program...

  According to a new study, 83 percent of adults in the U.S. own cell phones and 73 percent of them use text messaging services. The Pew Internet & American Life Project surveyed 2,277 participants 18-years-old and older and found that 31 percent of cell phone users prefer texts over talking on the phone.  About 53 percent of the participants said they preferred a voice call to a text message. About 55 percent of texters who send 50 messages a day said they would rather get a...

DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Key Facts Samsung Evergreen(TM) earns platinum certification from UL Environment, a leading global science company, for meeting UL Environment's high Sustainable Product Certification standard. First Samsung device from AT&T* to receive sustainable industry certification.In 2010, as part of AT&T's handset sustainability efforts, it collected more than 3.7 million cell phones for reuse and recycling and over 1.8 million pounds of cell phone...

Wirefly, the Internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones and cell phone plans today announced the launch of the highly anticipated DROID Bionic by Motorola, available exclusively from Verizon Wireless. Reston, VA (PRWEB) September 09, 2011 Wirefly (http://www.wirefly.com), the Internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones and cell phone plans today announced the launch of the highly anticipated DROID Bionic by Motorola, available exclusively from Verizon...